Path to Nowhere
There are two weeks in June when the Eklutna Flats in the Mat-Su valley are washed with the deep blue and violet of wild irises. Prickly roses, Shooting Stars, and Chocolate Lilies provide lovely touches of contrast to the display. While quite visible from the highway, vehicles zoom past at 65 miles per hour, their [...]
Welcome Home, an oil painting of Birch and Aspen in the height of a spring display
I am always amazed at all the colors that are present on a seemingly “white” surface. As I gazed out my window this spring, I let my eyes relax and lose a distinct focus. The colors that suddenly danced before me were dazzling. Nothing could stand in my way as I quickly sketched the welcome [...]
Painting with Mud
With snow falling almost daily now, I don’t think I’m the only one around here longing for spring! This particular painting reminds me that spring will eventually come. I was entranced by the simple beauty of these particular potato flowers a few years back, and figured it was high time I painted them. Fellow artists [...]
Looking Back at the Nomad
Looking back at the Nomad I am displaying three paintings at the Art Pavilion in an invitational Valley Arts Alliance show in the Alaska State Fairgrounds. Many of you have seen these, but as some of you haven’t, and are visiting the fair, I thought I would give you information on them. The exhibit is [...]
It’s Still Raining!
Yes, it IS still raining, and I’m STILL not finished with this one–but getting closer! I lost the warm light, but the sun didn’t try very hard today. Keep checking, I’ll get it right one of these days!
Daily Painting: Alaskan Forget-Me-Nots in Full Sun
Here’s what I’ve been working on all week. It was supposed to get done in a day, lol! I will do some tiny finishing touches on it once it drys a bit. I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow, it’s way late and I’m still one painting behind. This one is 8.75 inches wide by [...]
Nomad
I decided to take a break from the mother and son commission. I’ve scraped it so many times, that I’ve lost count and thought I had a good under-painting until I looked at it the next day. I’m contemplating throwing it out and starting over on a different pose-we’ll see. So I finished up “Nomad” [...]